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What was John McCain thinking when he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate.I often wonder about this.?

I can't seem to get this out of my mind.

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    He had a final choice between Romney and Palin. Once he got a look at 23 years of Romney's tax returns he had no choice but Palin.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    He was thinking that since the Far Right Anti-American wing of the G0P wouldn't let him pick Lieberman he would introduce a poison pill into the Party by picking Stupid Sarah.

  • free
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    McCain chose Palin because he thought with Hillary out of the picture, nominating a female V.P. would sway a lot of Hillary Clinton women voters his way! McCain was an idiot.

  • 9 years ago

    You say, "I can't seem to get this out of my mind." Seriously, you must have a lot of time on your hands.

    Maybe if you were to get a job you could occupy your mind with other things.

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  • 9 years ago

    i never could understand why john mccain thought he could be president , I m not sure who was worse him or palin honestly

  • 9 years ago

    Freedom of speech with responsibility" as defined by Obama and his Muslim friends is the restriction of any speech that does not comply with their beliefs that Islam is THE ONLY acceptable religion allowable on Earth!

  • Rick
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    A political bonehead at the time but she was fun to watch.

  • 9 years ago

    You mean the woman who had more political experience than your current president?

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